Insights
Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.
Pipeline & Workflows
Why Weta Digital chose Katana to streamline their pipeline
Weta Digital is one of the many studios that have adopted Katana in recent years. We spoke to them about why they decided to make the move.
Product Focus
What is ACES - and why should you care?
We explain what the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is, and why creators of VFX need to be aware of it.
Pipeline & Workflows
How MPC streamlined editing & review across its business
Learn more about how MPC harnesses the power of Nuke Studio.
HieroNukeStudio Stories
Bringing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World to life with DreamWorks Animation
Discover how DreamWorks created the visual story reel for the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon film using Flix.
FlixProduct Focus
Explaining deep learning: what it is, and what it’s not
Deep learning has the potential to reinvent every industry—including VFX. But what is it exactly? Find out here.
Product Focus
Katana in 2018 and the road ahead
We take a look back at some of our best Katana customer stories from 2018, and look ahead to what’s in store for next year.
KatanaStudio Stories
Rear projection on Solo: A Star Wars Story
We catch up with Rob Bredow, Head of ILM, about his work using advanced projection techniques on Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Case Study
Aspiring to be a texture artist at a big studio? Hear Paul’s story
Find out how texture artist Paul Paulinho fell in love with texturing through Mari and bagged a dream job at Method Studios. Watch the video here.
MariStudio Stories
One billion assets: How Pixar’s Lightspeed team tackled Coco’s complexity
We speak to Renee Tam, Lightspeed Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, about how her team overcame complexity to deliver the critically acclaimed movie, Coco.
Studio Stories
How Animal Logic beat the clock on Peter Rabbit
Combining a mix of visual effects and modern animation techniques, Peter Rabbit is a great showcase of what the team at Animal Logic can do. Watch this video to find out how they used Nuke and Mari to help create it.
NukeStudio Stories
Weta Digital: managing complexity on War for the Planet of the Apes
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Weta Digital’s deep compositing work in War for the Planet of the Apes. Watch the video here!
Pipeline & Workflows
Bottleship VFX: preparing for a more complex look development and lighting future
In this article, we catch up with Hristo Velev, founder of Bottleship VFX, to find out why Bottleship realised now was the time to future-proof their pipeline.
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